# Bo Diddley — Every Record We Rank

Bo Diddley appears 2 times in our Rock and Roll and Blues lists, placing as high as No. 4. Hand-curated, with a reason for every pick.

- **Ranked entries:** 2
- **Appears on:** Rock and Roll and Blues
- **Year:** 1955
- **Highest placing:** No. 4 in Rock and Roll
- **Updated:** 2026-08-30
- **Canonical page:** https://waxonia.com/artist/bo-diddley/

## Appears on

### [Bo Diddley](https://waxonia.com/track/bo-diddley--bo-diddley/)

*1955 · Checker · No. 4 in [Rock and Roll](https://waxonia.com/genre/rock-and-roll/)*

A rhythm rather than a song, and the only one on this list that is still being used as a rhythm sixty years later. Named after himself, which was fair.

[Search Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/search/Bo%20Diddley%20Bo%20Diddley) · [YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=yeZHB3ozglQ)

### [I'm a Man](https://waxonia.com/track/bo-diddley--im-a-man/)

*1955 · Checker · No. 10 in [Blues](https://waxonia.com/genre/blues/)*

A boast, a riff and a maraca, all sharpened to a point. Muddy answered it within months, which is the closest the blues ever came to a rap battle.

[Search Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/search/Bo%20Diddley%20I'm%20a%20Man) · [YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=OKlAiuaYdoI)

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